The Lincoln Project (TV series)

The Lincoln Project is an American documentary television miniseries revolving around The Lincoln Project, directed by Karim Amer and Fisher Stevens. It consisted of five episodes and premiered on October 7, 2022 on Showtime.^[1]

The Lincoln Project
Genre	Documentary
Directed by	Karim Amer Fisher Stevens
Composer	Osei Essed
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of episodes	5
Production
Executive producers	Karim Amer Fisher Stevens Geralyn White Dreyfous Lyn Davis Lear Vijay Vaidyanathan Jamie Wolf Nina Fialkow David Fialkow Vinnie Malhotra
Producers	Amy Redford Allison Berg Alexander Hyde Mikaela Beardsley Judy Korin
Cinematography	Jeff Tomcho Patrick Ginnetty Sam Price-Waldman
Editors	Christopher White Jason Sager Karim Lopez Mona Davis Zachary Obid Christopher Dillon Alex MacKenzie
Running time	56-58 minutes
Production companies	The Othrs Bloomfish Productions Impact Partners Showtime Documentary Films
Original release
Network	Showtime
Release	October 7 (2022-10-07) – November 4, 2022 (2022-11-04)

Plot

The series follows The Lincoln Project, a PAC by former and current Republicans, to prevent the re-election of Donald Trump, while working to accomplish their goal, they are shaken by internal upheaval, sexual harassment scandals, and negative press.^[2]

Episodes

Overview of The Lincoln Project episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Original release date	Viewers (millions)
1	"Gunslingers"	Karim Amer Fisher Stevens	October 7, 2022 (2022-10-07)	n/a
2	"It's COVID, Stupid"	Karim Amer Fisher Stevens	October 14, 2022 (2022-10-14)[a]	n/a
3	"Eve of Destruction"	Karim Amer Fisher Stevens	October 21, 2022 (2022-10-21)[b]	n/a
4	"Angels with Dirty Faces"	Karim Amer Fisher Stevens	October 28, 2022 (2022-10-28)[c]	n/a
5	"Icarus"	Karim Amer Fisher Stevens	November 4, 2022 (2022-11-04)[d]	n/a

Production

Due to the U.S. federal government response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Fisher Stevens wanted to make an advertisement to hold then-president Donald Trump accountable, when he then discovered The Lincoln Project were already doing it.^[7]

In October 2020, it was announced Karim Amer and Fisher Stevens would direct a documentary series revolving around The Lincoln Project, produced by Amy Redford.^[8] Initially set to be a film, the project turned into a series after turmoil and controversies occurred within the organization.^[9]

Notes

1. "It's COVID, Stupid" was released on October 7, 2022 (2022-10-07) on Showtime's website and on-demand platforms.^[3]
2. Eve of Destruction was released on October 7, 2022 (2022-10-07) on Showtime's website and on-demand platforms.^[4]
3. Angels with Dirty Faces was released on October 7, 2022 (2022-10-07) on Showtime's website and on-demand platforms.^[5]
4. Icarus was released on October 7, 2022 (2022-10-07) on Showtime's website and on-demand platforms.^[6]